Garment industry under fire as Bangladesh deaths rise

Criticism mounted of foreign firms that source cheap clothes from the country as the death toll rises from a collapsed garments factory in Bangladesh on Wednesday. At least 152 people are dead and thousands more injured from the disaster. On Tuesday, cracks began to appear at the 8-storey Rana Plaza building but managers allegedly ignored workers’ warnings that the building had become unstable. Flags flew at half-mast as the shell-shocked country declared a day of mourning for the victims of the country’s worst factory disaster, which highlighted anew safety concerns in Bangladesh’s vital garment industry. Working with cutters and drilling machines, fire service and army rescue workers pulled out at least six people alive during the night after sending food and oxygen through holes in the rubble.


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